🎙️ Wayne Rooney has suggested Liverpool should drop Mo Salah:

🗣️ "If I was Arne Slot, I'd try and make a big decision just so it has an impact on the rest of the team.

was supposed to be another bright chapter for Liverpool under new manager Arne Slot. After winning seven matches in a row, including five straight in the Premier League, fans had started to believe that the Dutchman was truly continuing what Jurgen Klopp had built. The energy was there, the hunger was back, and Liverpool looked like a team ready to defend their Premier League crown with pride. But football is a game that can change fast, and for Liverpool, it changed in the blink of an eye.

Within one week, everything started falling apart. Three straight defeats — against Crystal Palace, Galatasaray, and Chelsea — brought a cold reality crashing down on a team that had been flying high. The defeats were not only painful but worrying, as cracks began to show in areas where Liverpool had once looked strong. Questions started to rise, and all fingers began pointing toward one position — the right-back spot.

Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer, two of the greatest legends of the Premier League, were among the first to notice something wasn’t right. Both men, known for their sharp football brains, could see the confusion in Arne Slot’s tactics, especially when it came to choosing who should play at right-back. The new manager had tried three different players in that role, but none of them seemed to have his full trust.

Rooney spoke on BBC after Liverpool’s latest defeat, and his words were simple but powerful. “I think there were worrying signs from the start,” he said, his tone heavy with concern. “Even when they were winning, it wasn’t the same Liverpool we saw last season. Something didn’t feel right, and I think the last week has shown that. He clearly doesn’t trust any of the right-backs.”

Alan Shearer agreed, speaking on Premier League Productions. “They’ve signed Frimpong, but Slot doesn’t seem comfortable with him at right-back. He’s tried Frimpong, Szoboszlai, and Bradley — three different players, same position. It shows he’s searching for answers. He even played Frimpong up top on the right wing in Istanbul, and that didn’t work either.”

The truth behind those words cut deep. Slot had inherited a strong squad, but when Trent Alexander-Arnold left for Real Madrid, a huge void was left behind. Liverpool tried to fill it fast, bringing in Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen in a £29.5 million deal, while giving young Conor Bradley more game time and even experimenting with Dominik Szoboszlai as a right-back. But the rotation had only brought confusion.